Testing - Durability Engineer

SEGULA Technologies; Chelsea (MI); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering group is seeking a Durability Engineer at the Chelsea Proving Grounds, Michigan. The role involves supporting vehicle durability testing, conducting evaluations, and documenting issues to ensure product quality. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience, with strong analytical skills and understanding of automotive fundamentals. Proficiency in Microsoft Office is also required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience or related field.
• Strong understanding of automotive/vehicle fundamentals.

Responsibilities

• Support vehicle durability testing – providing initial root cause analysis.
• Update vehicles with the latest system releases.
• Conduct hands-on vehicle evaluations throughout the test.

Skills

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Understanding of automotive fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

• Job family: Technical Direction and Expertise

Company Description

Do you want to shape the world of tomorrow and work on innovative projects? Then you're a good fit for us! We are a global engineering group with 15,000 employees and 140 locations worldwide. With our services, we are driving the topics of energy efficiency, climate protection, and decarbonization, and developing tech industries into new dimensions.

In the United States, the world of SEGULA Technologies Experts revolves around industries such as automotive, energy, and life sciences. As an independent player, we support OEMs and suppliers with personal engineering services. You can take advantage of new opportunities, exciting tasks, and attractive positions with direct customer assignments.

Job Description

The Durability Engineer serves as the voice of the customer and is responsible for vehicle durability testing to ensure that all potential customer issues are identified, reported, and resolved before product launch.

Job Responsibilities Include:

• Responsible for supporting vehicle durability testing – providing initial RCA for technical vehicle issues
• Triage of CEL's and DTCs to root cause issue, identify contributors such as wiring, hardware, or system, provide vehicle scan report, and timestamp of incident for review.
• Update vehicles with the latest System as new releases are available
• Review of driver comments to identify issues and initiate root cause analysis of the issue
• Daily/weekly inspection of vehicles to identify component deterioration and potential failures
• Assessment of component failures, documenting the issue, the condition of surrounding parts, and the potential sequence of events leading to failure
• Document issues in PGTIS (Engineering Notes), share findings at the weekly pending issues meeting, provide photos, component test cycles/mileage, severity of issue, and request for replacement parts
• Upgrade components, documenting installation time, guidance on the installation process through clear and detailed work orders, and review prior to returning to test
• Assist with the analysis of all vehicle performance.
• Conduct hands-on vehicle evaluations throughout the test
• Use powertrain vehicle diagnostic tools to assist in root cause analysis
• Report and document vehicle issues and observations
• Ensure compliance with common business practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field
• Minimum of 5 years of engineering experience or related field
• Strong understanding of automotive/vehicle fundamentals - specifically in electrical or powertrain, or chassis
• High level of problem-solving and analytical skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• 100% at Chelsea Proving Grounds

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.